Overview
- The move relocates sessions from the West Hall to the larger Great Hall at Alexandra Palace starting in 2027, lifting per‑session capacity to roughly 5,000 and locking the event in London through at least 2031.
- Germany’s Martin Schindler, Ricardo Pietreczko, Max Hopp and Gabriel Clemens welcomed the change, citing persistent sellouts and saying the bigger room better matches current demand.
- The 2026 World Championship is underway from 11 December 2025 to 3 January 2026 at Alexandra Palace with a doubled £5 million prize fund, including £1 million to the winner for the first time.
- Recent reforms expanded the field to 128 players, reflecting the PDC’s push to scale the tournament’s global reach and commercial footprint.
- In Germany, Sport1 is carrying the 2026 Worlds on free TV and livestream while DAZN shows every match live, and the Promi‑Darts‑WM follows on 4 January 2026 in Bonn on ProSieben with a free Joyn stream featuring stars such as Stephen Bunting and Michael van Gerwen.